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Persons, Christopher J
🇺🇸FIDE 30978734· Male· United States of America· Born in 1980
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Christopher J Persons, a 46-year-old American player, is rated 1677. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 25 months (2022–2024) and 16 months (2024–2026). Recent appearances: 56th Annual National Chess Congress - U2000 and 56th Annual National Chess Congress - U2200. His peak of 1732 was reached at age 44 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1677
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1732
−55 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 44
Mar 2024 · age 44
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#117,945
#117,945 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
86th American 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1677
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1731 → returned at 1677
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+179 Elo)
1553 → 1732
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 44
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1732
at age 44 · −55 from today
Mar 2024
2022
73rd American 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1553
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-54
1731 → 1677
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
2/ 825.0%
0W4D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #71 | 1669 | -26.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #68 | 1669 | -26.8 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#3,562
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#14,279
in continent
World
#117,940
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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